The Dragons and Tigers have now split the last six games. DuBose said that’s made for an interesting series.

“Obviously, we want to win every one of them and they do too,” he said.

Satchel Turpin added 11 points as the Dragons evened the season series following a 46-44 loss on Dec. 9 to Commerce.

Thomas McMillan led the Tigers with 19 points. Jefferson, however, contained Jonathan Book, who scored just five points. Book burned the Dragons last month with six three-pointers in a 22-point performance.

“We tried to take some of our taller players and get out on him and make him shoot over some taller players,” DuBose said.

Jefferson took control of the game in the second period, outscoring the Tigers 20-5 to erase an 11-9 deficit and take a 29-16 edge into the locker room. Dissatisfied with his team’s man-to-man defense in the first quarter, DuBose called for a zone press in the second quarter. The Dragons responded by forcing Commerce into turnovers and two 10-second violation calls.

“I really think that changed the tempo of the game for us,” DuBose said.

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